Kenghkam
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Kenghkam
(Burmese, Kyaingkan). — Small State in the eastern division of the Southern Shan States, Burma, lying between 20 degree 50' and 21° 7' N. and 98 20' and 98 degree 37' E., with an area of 167 square miles. It lies on both sides of the Nam Pang, and is bounded on the north by Mongnawng and a detached portion of Mongnai ; on the east by a detached portion of Mongnawng and by the Salween river ; and on the south and west by Mongnai. Rice is cultivated in the plain lying along the western bank of the river and on the hills to the west, but owing to the loss of population a large number of paddy-fields are fallow. The population of the State in 1901 was 5,458, practically all Shans, distri- buted in 52 villages. The residence of the Myoza is at Kenghkam (population, 1,203), a picturesquely situated village on the Nam Pang, a few miles north of the point where that stream flows into the Salween. The revenue in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 4,000 (mostly from thatha- medd), and the tribute to the British Government is Rs. 2,000.
